All Regulation and compliance articles – Page 56
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NewsSolicitor struck off for dishonest evidence opens appeal
London practitioner was found to have ‘knowingly given untrue evidence’ in a High Court claim.
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NewsSRA to look again at advocacy standards
New business plan also includes plans for continuing competency and a further AML crackdown.
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NewsBarrister disbarred after sexual assault conviction
Bristol practitioner asked 'Person A' to lie about events that took place in the early hours of the morning.
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NewsSRA approves PII clause clarifying cybercrime cover
Regulator says addition to minimum terms and conditions can provide clarity without pushing up premiums.
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NewsSDT starts drive to recruit 25 new members
Tribunal makes biggest recruitment push in more than a decade.
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NewsConsumer panel speaks out over ‘woeful decline’ in justice spending
Organisation makes rare criticism of the government ahead of next week’s crucial spending review.
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NewsBar to clamp down on chambers that keep quiet about fees
A 'significant minority' of sets are not meeting transparency requirements, says Bar Standards Board.
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NewsCourt orders that SRA be given access to shut down firm’s files
Solicitor subject to intervention said former clients did not need regulator to be involved.
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OpinionConsumers promised cheap law are being failed by our system
A failure to offer even basic protections is leaving clients exposed.
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NewsSRA visits 85 firms in a year as part of AML crackdown
Professional supervisor figures give indication of work being done to enforce regulations.
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NewsSRA in new drive to 'sell' unbundling to reluctant solicitors
Pilot will allow firms to share ideas and experiences, amid continued concerns about unmet need.
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NewsEx-Slater and Gordon solicitor misled clients over struck-out claims
Clients were kept hanging on for months thinking their claims were progressing, tribunal hears.
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NewsSociety ponders SDT support for lawyers
Chancery Lane says there is ‘inequality of arms between the individual solicitor and the prosecution in the tribunal’.
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NewsIrwin Mitchell fined £9,000 for switching clients to CFAs
Regulator says firm did not ensure clients were in position to make informed decision in 2013.
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NewsSRA wants to see evidence gathered from Pandora papers leak
Regulator pledges to investigate wherever there are signs of potential misconduct.
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News'Rotten culture': London law society blasts SDT treatment of young solicitors
President of Westminster & Holborn Law Society says junior lawyers are losing their careers in ‘disproportionate numbers’.
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NewsMoJ set for talks over possible alternative to Legal Ombudsman
Regulators still hope complaints handler will improve but open to discussing other options.
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NewsSolicitor leaves private practice to start ‘more ethical’ business
Court of Protection lawyer launched not-for-profit company last month.
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NewsSolicitor claims discrimination against SRA over epic 15-year dispute
Michael Casson brought claims of age, race and religious discrimination against the regulator.
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NewsSRA wins more government lawtech cash
Award of £168,000 from business department will go to improving legal access within local communities.